Sintra Line
{{short description|Portuguese railway line}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Sintra Line
| image = Rossio_train_station_interior.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = Rossio railway station
| native_name = Linha de Sintra
| native_name_lang= pt
| type = Heavy rail
| status = Operational
| locale = Lisbon, Amadora and Sintra, Portugal
| start = Rossio
| end = Sintra
| connectinglines = Cintura Line, Oeste Line
| stations = 15
| linelength = {{convert|27.2|km|abbr=on}}
| tracks = Double-track (From Rossio to Campolide, from Agualva-Cacém to Sintra) and Quadruple-track (From Campolide to Agualva-Cacém)
| gauge = {{Track gauge|1668mm|allk=on}}
| electrification = 25 kV / 50 Hz Overhead line
| map = {{routemap|inline=yes|collapsible=yes|collapsed=yes|map=
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\\exCONTg\\~~ ~~R. Cacilhas~~→ Barreiro (cancelled proj.)
\exhKRZWae!~GRZq\~~ ~~ ~~× Tagus ⇡{{resize|70%|Almada}} ⇣{{resize|70%|Lisbon}}
\utXBHF-L\KXBHFxa-R\\~~{{0}}0,000~~Lisboa-Rossio
\STR\~~ ~~ ~~ ~~⇄ Image:Metropolitano Lisboa logo.svg Restauradores
tSTRa~~{{0}}0,194~~ ~~Rossio tunnel (south entrance)Sepúlveda, Jacinto: [http://engenhariacivil.wordpress.com/2007/09/16/tunel-do-rossio-parte-ii/ Túnel do Rossio – Parte II]. Retrieved 4 February 2019
\umtKRZtq\~~ ~~ ~~× Ascensor da Glória
tSTR
\umtKRZtq\utSTR+r~~ ~~ ~~× Image:Metropolitano Lisboa logo.svg Yellow
\etXBHF-L\utXBHF-R~~ ~~Rato (Lisbon Metro)~~(canc. pj.)~~⇄̸ Image:Metropolitano Lisboa logo.svg Rato
tSTR~~ ~~ ~~Rossio tunnel~~2613 m
tRP4q\tSTR!~tRP4q\tRP4q!~tRP2s~~ ~~ ~~× Marquês tunnel
\tRP2e!~tSTR\tRP2r!~lENDE@F~~ ~~ ~~emergency road access
\tSTR\uexSPLa
ucvSTRq\cd!~uvSTR+rf-!~uSTRq-\uSTRq-!~tSTR\uexvSTR!~uv-STR+rg~~ ~~ ~~× Carris: Amoreiras–Campolide
uSTR\tVNT\uevSTR~~ ~~ ~~ventilation shaft
c!~uexvSTRq!~u-STRl\cd!~uexvSTRrg-!~uexvSTRq\uxvSTRq!~tSTR\uexvSTRq!~uevSTRr~~ ~~ ~~× Carris: Mq. Fronteira
\\tSTR\CONTg\~~{{0|00,000}}~~L. Cintura/L. Sul → Alcântara-T./Tunes
\tSTRe\STR~~{{0}}2,807~~ ~~Rossio tunnel (north entrance)
\\XBHF-L\XPLTeq!~BHFSPLa\~~{{0}}3,100~~Campolide
KDSTa\SHI3gl!~SHI3+l\vSHI3gr-STR!~vSHI3+r-~~ ~~EMEF Campolide~~ ~~⇄ Campolide-A
CONTg\KRWl\KRWg+r\vSTR-SHI3gl\SHI3+r~~{{0|00,000}}~~L. Cintura → Braço de Prata
SPLa\\SPLa\SPLe\SKRZ-G4u~~ ~~ ~~× IP7 (Eixo N.–S.)
vÜSTr\d\d!~hRP4aq\vSKRZ-G4h\SKRZ-G4h\SKRZ-G4hr~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Correia Barreto
vBHF\\vENDEe-SHI1r\STR\STR!~num3l~~(Sete Rios)
c!~num1r!~vSTR2-\cd!~STRl\cSTRc3\cdLSTRq\KRZu\STRr\SKRZ-G4u~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Correia Barreto
STRc1\LSTR+4\ABZgl\SKRZ-G4uq\ABZg+r~~ ~~ ~~× IP7 (Eixo N.–S.)
\ABZgl\KRZu\STR+r!~num1m!\kSTR3~~ ~~C. Sete Rios (1)~~(old route)(2)
\exKRWl!~ENDEe!~num2le!\exKRW+r!~ABZg+l\kSTRr+1!~STRr\kSTRc4!~num3r~~c. Benfica-Camp.-A (3)
eHST~~{{0}}4,237~~Cruz da Pedra~~(dem.)
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
BRÜCKE2~~ ~~ ~~× Tv. S. D. Benfica
eHST~~{{0}}5,0{{0|00}}~~S. D. de Benfica~~(dem.)
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
SKRZ-G2o~~ ~~ ~~× Estr. Calh. Benfica
SKRZ-G4u~~ ~~ ~~× IC19 Seg. Circ., Av. N. Matos
\\BHF\\~~{{0}}6,275~~Benfica
eHST!~exlGRZal~~{{0|00,000}}~~Buraca~~(dem.)
STR!~exlGRZ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~↖{{resize|70%|Lisbon}} →{{resize|70%|Amadora}} (old border, 1991)
SKRZ-G2u!~exlGRZ~~ ~~ ~~× R. Issan Sartawi
tRP4q!~STR!~exlGRZe!~GRZq~~ ~~ ~~× CRIL~~⇡{{resize|70%|Lisbon}} ⇣{{resize|70%|Amadora}}
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
eHST~~ ~~Santa Cruz de Benfica~~(dem.)
\\BHF\\~~{{0}}7,468~~Santa Cruz-Damaia
dRP2q!~lhdSTRae+L\dRP2\dSTR\dRP2q!~lhdSTRae+R\d~~ ~~ ~~∥ R. Conde Tomar; × Av. D. Pedro V
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
eHST~~{{0}}7,9{{0|00,000}}~~Damaia~~(dem.)
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
KDSTaq\BUEq\ABZgr\\~~{{0}}7,982~~Ramal Amadora-Sorefame
eHST~~ ~~“J. Pimenta”~~(closed, dem.)
\\BHF\\~~{{0}}8,400~~Reboleira
hSTRq cerulean\d!~WVIADUKT1-R\tSTRq_cerulean\dSTRq cerulean~~ ~~ ~~× Águas Livres Aq.~~⇄ Image:Metropolitano Lisboa logo.svg Reboleira
SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Brasil
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Est. Salvador Allende
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
\\BHF\\~~10,010~~Amadora
RP2ensRP2\SKRZ-G2u\RP2wnsRP2~~ ~~ ~~├ Av. Gago Coutinho; ┤ Av. Cardoso Lopes
RP2wnsRP2\STR\RP2ensRP2~~ ~~ ~~∥ Av. António Feijó; ∥ Av. Álvares Cabral
RP2ensRP2\SKRZ-G2u\RP2wnsRP2~~ ~~ ~~├ Av. Sacadura Cabral; ┤ Av. Ultramar
SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Humberto Delgado
hKRZWa!~GRZq~~ ~~ ~~× Rib. Carenque ⇡{{resize|70%|Amadora}} ⇣{{resize|70%|Sintra}}
hSKRZ-G4e~~ ~~ ~~× Est. Águas Livres
\\BHF\\~~12,054~~Queluz-Belas
hKRZWae~~ ~~ ~~× Rio Jamor
SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Duarte Pacheco
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
SKRZ-G2o~~ ~~ ~~× Pct. Paz
\\BHF\\~~12,975~~Monte Abraão~~(formerly Queluz-Massamá)
SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Sá Carneiro
BS2c2\BS2lr!~STR\BS2c3
BS2c1\BS2+lr!~lENDE@G\BS2c4
SKRZ-G2o!~GRZal~~ ~~ ~~× R. Carlos Lopes ⇠{{resize|70%|Sintra}} ⇢{{resize|70%|Oeiras, Portugal}}
SKRZ-G4u!~GRZ~~ ~~ ~~× A9 (IC18, CREL)
SKRZ-G2o!~GRZ~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Inf. D. Henrique
\\BHF!~GRZ\\~~15,110~~Massamá-Barcarena~~(formerly Barcarena-Tercena)
STR!~GRZel~~ ~~ ~~⇠{{resize|70%|Sintra}} ⇢{{resize|70%|Oeiras, Portugal}}
SKRZ-G2o~~ ~~ ~~× acesso ao IC19 / Cacém
\\BHF\\~~17,343~~Agualva-Cacém
SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Bons Amigos
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
SKRZ-G2o
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
\kABZg3!~KRWgl\KRW+r~~17,840~~ ~~Bifurcação de Meleças
CONTgq\kABZq1\hKRZa!~kSTRc4\STRr\~~{{0|00,000}}~~L. Oeste → Figueira da Foz
hKRZWe~~ ~~ ~~× Ribeira das Jardas
SKRZ-G4u~~ ~~ ~~× R. Pôr do Sol
SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Descobertas
\\BHF\\~~20,740~~Rio de Mouro
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
SKRZ-G2o~~ ~~ ~~× R. Fonte Velha
\\BHF\\~~21,860~~Mercês
SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× R. Vitorino Nemésio
\\BHF\\~~23,100~~Algueirão-Mem Martins
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
BS2c2\SHI2gr\
vDST-STR\d~~24,565~~Algueirão-Parque
vSKRZ-G4u\d~~ ~~ ~~× IC16 (EN9)
BS2c1\SHI2g+r\
\\BHF\\~~26,307~~Portela de Sintra
SKRZ-G2o~~ ~~ ~~× R. Tribunal
SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass
TUNNEL1!~RP2q~~ ~~Sintra tunnel~~× Estr. Chão de Meninos
uENDE+lxa\uexSTR+r\SBRÜCKE\\~~ ~~ ~~overpass
uCONTf\uexABZg+l\emKRZ\uexKBSTeq\~~ ~~Tram~~→ Praia das Maçãs
\uexXBHF-L\KXBHFe-R\\~~27,170~~Sintra
uexCONTf\\~~ ~~Tram~~→ Vila Velha
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Linha de Sintra is a railway line that connects the stations of Rossio and Sintra, Portugal. and is operated by Comboios de Portugal.
History
{{stack|File:Sintra from Castle of the Moors.jpg, with station visible at lower left]]}}
The railway, one of the first to be planned in Portugal, was opened on 2 April 1887.{{cite news |last=Torres |first=Carlos Manitto |date=1 February 1958 |title=A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário |url=http://hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt/OBRAS/GazetaCF/1958/N1683/N1683_master/GazetaCFN1683.pdf |work=Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro |access-date=3 February 2019}}Martins et al., p. 257 The southern terminus was changed from {{Stnlnk|Alcântara-Terra}} to {{Stnlnk|Rossio}}, after the station was inaugurated in June 1891. The duplication works were completed on 20 January 1949, and during the 1950s, the line was electrified.Reis, et al. p. 102 New rolling stock was introduced in the 1990s.{{cite magazine |last=Brazão |first=Carlos |date=1993 |title=Nuevas unidades eléctricas |language=es |magazine=Maquetren |location=Madrid |publisher=Resistor }} Quadruple-tracking between {{Stnlnk|Benfica}} and {{Stnlnk|Amadora}} had been completed by September 1999.{{Cite web |title=Cronologia {{!}} IP Patrimonio {{!}} Infraestruturas de Portugal |url=https://www.ippatrimonio.pt/pt-pt/a-descobrir/patrimonio-ferroviario/cronologia |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.ippatrimonio.pt}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
=Sources=
- {{cite web |author= |date=7 December 2018 |title=2019 Network Statement |url=http://www.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt/sites/default/files/files/files/network_statement_2019.pdf |access-date=20 January 2019 }}
- {{cite book |last=Reis |first=Francisco |last2=Gomes |first2=Rosa |last3=Gomes |first3=Gilberto |date=2006 |title=Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006 |language=pt |location=Lisbon |publisher=CP - Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. |isbn=989-619-078-X}}
{{Railway lines in Portugal}}
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